Betsy Devos’s confirmation hearing was quite a spectacle, what with its “gotcha” questions, grizzled answers, and endless debates about precedent and procedure. But for all of the theatrics, one useful outcome of this process is already apparent: It has surfaced an important debate…

(WASHINGTON) — When North Korea handed over 55 boxes of bones that it said are remains of American war dead, it provided a single military dog tag but no other information that could help U.S. forensics experts determine their individual…

The August long weekend is upon us, which begs the question – just where did the summer go? The long weekend has different names in different provinces – Civic Holiday, British Columbia Day, Heritage Day, etc. – and there are…

(LOS ANGELES) — Dramatic video released Tuesday shows Los Angeles officers fatally shooting a man and the woman he was holding with a knife to her throat, the first of two recent killings of hostages or bystanders as police tried…

Contact: Jackie Kerstetter: 814-440-2299, jackie.kerstetter@educationnext.org, Education Next New research shows teachers’ physical proximity boosts collaboration Thoughtful classroom assignment can contribute to teacher development strategy January 4, 2018—Innovative new schools across the country are experimenting with building designs to increase student…

(HARARE, Zimbabwe) — Zimbabwe’s ruling party has won a majority of seats in Parliament, the electoral commission announced Wednesday, as the country braced for the first official results of the presidential election. The ruling ZANU-PF won 109 seats while the…

Tech critics have sounded alarms about the vast amount of time Americans now spend glued to their screens and accused big companies of pushing products that are designed to be addictive. Earlier this year, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged that…

Hector Bellerin training before an Arsenal match in Singapore (Picture: Getty Images) Hector Bellerin has revealed the biggest differences between Arsene Wenger and new Arsenal coach Unai Emery. The legendary Frenchman finally called time on his 22 year reign in…

Russlynn Ali (left) and Laurene Powell Jobs recognize the inaugural class of Super Schools, September 2016 Halfway through September 2016—roughly a year after the contest was launched—“XQ: The Super School Project” announced its 10 high-school design-team winners at a “Facebook…

Amazon Prime Video is offering a new slate of movies and television series in August 2018, giving Prime customers a chance to catch up on old favorites and Amazon original programs. The titles coming to Amazon Prime Video in August…